Twitter users share their happiest moments through photo project

One of the many images tweeted to journalist Richard Deitsch after he asked people to send pictures of the happiest moment in their lives.

Richard Deitsch/Twitter

(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- Two weeks ago, Richard Deitsch, a writer for Sports Illustrated, was on the social media website Twitter and found a photo of brothers celebrating Yale University's championship in hockey.

One of the many images tweeted to journalist Richard Deitsch after he asked people to send pictures of the happiest moment in their lives.
Richard Deitsch/Twitter

Deitsch thought for a second and sent a tweet asking his 87,000 followers: How many of you have a photograph of the single best moment of your life?

Within minutes came a rush of best moments: Parents first moment with a newborn; the moment he asks and she says yes; the moment of homecoming from the danger of war.

Dozens, then hundreds of photos streamed in, in what Deitsch describes as a fountain of humanity.

"Never in my wildest dreams could I have expected hundreds of people sending me these incredibly intimate moments," said Deitsch.